Press Release for Monday, November 19, 2012

UNF/TEDxRiversideAvondale Sponsor Live Simulcast

The University of North Florida Institute for Values, Community and Leadership and TEDxRiversideAvondale will co-sponsor a live simulcast of “TEDxWomen,” an all-day event featuring dynamic speakers on relevant and enlightening issues, Saturday, Dec. 1, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Student Union Auditorium, Building 58W, Room 2704. This event is free and open to UNF students, faculty, staff and the public.

This installment of the Leadership Speakers Bureau by the Institute for Values, Community and Leadership at UNF is a live stream of a national conference, which focuses on the theme of “The Space Between” and will broadcast from Washington D.C. “TEDxWomen” has a captivating array of speakers, with a dynamic audience ready to engage in a conversation about what the theme means for women, girls and men.

The day will consist of four sessions with distinctive themes. The sessions are as follows:

For more information about the event, contact Trey Gowdy, events planning coordinator in the Institute for Values, Community and Leadership, at (904) 620-5934 or at trey.gowdy@unf.edu. This event is free but registration for each session is required. To reserve your spot, visit http://www.unf.edu/taylor-leadership/Upcoming_Events.aspx. For more information about TEDxRiversideAvondale, visit http://www.tedxriversideavondale.com/.

TEDxRiversideAvondale is an independently organized community group open to the public that presents events with a diverse audience to foster a movement of collaboration, innovation and opportunity creation within our community. For more information about this organization, visit http://www.tedxriversideavondale.com/.

The Institute for Values, Community and Leadership at UNF facilitates the education and development of students on how to become effective, ethical and value-based leaders with a commitment to excellence, accountability, and responsibility to the real world of the workplace and civic/community engagement.

UNF, a nationally ranked university located on an environmentally beautiful campus, offers students who are dedicated to enriching the lives of others the opportunity to build their own futures through a well-rounded education.